Let's complete the task

Today I listened to David Platt preach on Matthew 24:14. For those of you who don't know the verse at the top of your head, or have a Bible right there, it says this:

"And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come."

David focused his attention throughout the sermon on unreached people groups. His main point being that if we complete our task by reaching these people groups, then Jesus will come! As I was listening, I began searching the internet for unreached people groups in Indonesia. There are 7 unreached people groups from Indonesia in the top 100 list of most unreached people groups. WHAT?!? This hit me hard! One of the people groups (the Sunda- they are the largest unreached people group in Indonesia) are in Java [the island we are on]. It is a little hard for me to sit in my comfy apartment, eat my yummy dinner, take a warm shower, and then get into my soft cozy bed and sleep throughout the night without a worry. I have no doubt in my mind that the Lord has placed me and Erik here for a reason. I know he wants us in Jakarta at this time, teaching at the school, and reaching the families and students we are. I have to admit, after hearing David's sermon today, it is a little hard. I want to be with the Sunda people. I want Jesus to return and take me home. And I want as many of the Sunda people with me, as well as other people in the world who haven't heard about Jesus.
Don't get me wrong. I want to be here, too. I just want to make sure that I am not getting too complacent at a Christian school. I want to make sure I am doing what God has called me to do...
David ended his sermon quoting someone I have never heard of. But it really got my attention.

"I know only one thing: Christ has not yet returned; therefore the task is not yet done. When it is done, Christ will come. Our responsibility is not to insist on defining the terms of our task; our responsibility is to complete it. So long as Christ does not return, our work is undone. Let us get busy and complete our mission."
-George Ladd

What does this mean for me at this moment in time? I'm not sure. I'm still chewing on what David and Jesus said. Jesus called us to complete the Great Commission. My prayer is that I would be making disciples daily. Whether that be my students, my parents, people I meet around, or maybe even someday the Sunda people, I know I need to be doing it. It should be number 1 on my to-do list when I wake up in the morning. My desire is to grow closer to Christ daily, and in turn, to draw people to Him.

I have also been listening to Steven Curtis Chapman today. I couldn't help but connect David's message with this song and sing it at the top of my lungs today:

Nobody stood and applauded them
So they knew from the start
This road would not lead to fame
All they really knew for sure was Jesus had called to them
He said "Come follow me" and they came
With reckless abandon they came

Empty nets lying there at the waters edge
Told a story that few could believe and none could explain
How some crazy fishermen agreed to go where Jesus lead
With no thought for what they would gain
For Jesus had called them by name and they answered

We will abandon it all for the sake of the call
No other reason at all but the sake of the call
Wholly devoted to live and to die
For the sake of the call

Drawn like the rivers are drawn to the sea
No turning back for the water cannot help but flow
Once we hear the Savior's call we'll follow wherever he leads
Because of the love He has shown
And because he has called us to go we will answer

We will abandon it all for the sake of the call
No other reason at all but the sake of the call
Wholly devoted to live and to die

Not for the sake of a creed or a cause
Not for a dream or a promise
Simply because it is Jesus who calls
And if we believe we'll obey

If you would like information about unreached people groups I would encourage you to visit this website : www.joshuaproject.com - It is a great website with some awesome resources. Jesus calls us all to complete the task of the Great Commission. Let's complete it so we can go home!